羊 — Chinese character
羊
yáng
sheep, goat
- Pinyin
- yáng
- Radical
- 123 ⽺ (Sheep)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 丷
- Formation
- pictographic — A sheep's head with horns
- Japanese
- 羊 as a kanji
Common words with 羊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山羊 | shān yáng | goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse |
| 羊毛 | yáng máo | wool; fleece |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton; goat meat |
| 羔羊 | gāo yáng | sheep; lamb |
| 绵羊 (綿羊) | mián yáng | sheep |
| 羚羊 | líng yáng | antelope; 只 (zhī) |
| 羊皮 | yáng pí | sheepskin |
| 牧羊人 | mù yáng rén | shepherd |
| 羊群 | yáng qún | flock of sheep |
| 牛羊 | niú yáng | cattle and sheep; livestock |
| 牧羊 | mù yáng | to raise sheep; shepherd |
| 放羊 | fàng yáng | to tend a flock of sheep; to let sheep out to pasture |
English words written with 羊
羊 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 4 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 18 · Zhuangzi 24 · Great Learning 1
- Analects 3.17
- Analects 12.8
- Analects 13.18
- Art of War 11.39
- Hexagram 34
- Hexagram 43
- Hexagram 54
- Mencius 1A.7
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